Omega-3 Cheers for Chia Seed Drinks!

So what’s the big deal with these little seeds? How can something so tiny do so much for your health?

Here’s the scoop on why you should eat chia daily and why I think chia drinks are the best way to consume them.
Let’s get geeky…

By now you are probably clear that there are three Essential Fatty Acids, Omega-3’s Omega-6s and Omega-9s (labeled essential because our bodies cannot make them). But a lesser discussed topic is the ratio of omega-3s to omega-6s and how an imbalance in these essential fats contributes to the inflammation cycle.

As we mentioned in the Turmeric Tonic Recipe post, inflammation is a contributing factor to most chronic diseases. Cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, arthritis, auto-immune disorders, diabetes and so many more are affected by inflammation in the body. So how does the balance of Omega-3s to Omega-6s affect inflammation?

Here is the (admittedly oversimplified) breakdown …

Omega-3s and Omega-6s complete for the same enzyme (and 6s tend to be the bully who wins that fight more often than not!).

The Standard America Diet is LOADED with 6s (cuz of the cheap, high Omega-6 oils like corn, cottonseed, soy and safflower in so many foods).

So while we evolved on a diet with an Omega-3 to Omega-6 ratio of somewhere between 1:1 and 1:4, the S.A.D can be as much as 1:24!

Keep with me- I know this is bookworm material…

When Omega-3s are broken down they make EPA which helps CONTROL inflammation (SIDE NOTE: some people believe we can’t make EPA & must supplement, but I believe we can make it when our 3 to 6 ration is balanced)

When Omega-6s breakdown it should convert to DGLA which also controls inflammation, but when excess insulin is present (as it often is because many of us eat too much sugar) the breakdown rushes on to become Arachidonic Acid which PROMOTES inflammation.

Confused? Let’s get straight to what to do about consuming a balanced ratio of Omega-3s to Omega-6s!

Eat LOTS of leafy greens and veggies (almost all are a 1:1 ratio of 3s to 6s that will keep you balanced)

Consume Omega-3s on purpose (skip the oils that might be rancid and go straight to fresh chia or flax seeds)

Any challenge can be overcome with your BIG WHY.

No matter what you view as your barriers to health, getting clear on your BIG WHY will help you get there faster and enjoy the journey a lot more.

The hosts of Be Well Buzz, Larry & Oksana asked me the most common barriers I encounter in coaching people to meet their health goals quickly & efficiently. You can get the full scoop on the top three barriers as well as a simple exercise to get to your BIG WHY – the single most important thing you can do for your health, in the video below.

X

For those of you who don’t have 30 minutes ( I get it!) to get through to the end segment on finding your BIG WHY, let the video fully upload, then go straight to the 16 minutes & 50 second mark. That is where we cover how to find your BIG WHY so you can get results fast.

If you’d like more support, download this complimentary PDF that gives you room to journal about it along with examples to get you started.

Once you have clarity around your BIG WHY, share it with us in the comments below! The more you put your BIG WHY out into the world, the more support and momentum it gathers. You never know who is here with you on this site that might connect you to help, funding, inspiration or support of some random kind that you can’t even predict.

WILL YOU BE THE LUCKY WINNER?

One lucky winner will be chosen from all the comments below to join me in Rocking Body Revolution, a six week session for a private group of only 20 people who will receive …

access to my mentors in Naturopathic Medicine, Hormone Balancing, Chinese Herbalism, and even Organization and LOVE (yes- you need love to be healthy!)

weekly group calls

SIX FULL WEEKS OF:
CLEAN FOOD – actually for 5 of the days you only get CLEAN juice ;o)
PURIFYING MOVEMENT – sweat it out, tone it up, and get that lymph shakin’!
PLUS – commitment, accountability, support, knowledge- all of us diving in together for six straight weeks.

I can’t wait for May 6th when we get started. You can learn more about this six week private session HERE.

Kick inflammation’s ass with this yummy tonic

This is a juice that not only tastes amazing but also does amazing things to support your overall health. You can thank me later. WAY later, like when-we-are-old-&-grey later because you will have the memory power to recall who shared this recipe with you! Turmeric has been show to be massively successful in the prevention of Alzheimer’s (as well as the conditions listed below). So, drink up my friends and drink up often.

Turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory without the worrisome side effects that its pharmaceutical counterparts bring to the table. It offers natural support to the body in dealing with arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and even cystic fibrosis. It has also been shown to be highly anti-cancerous, inhibiting cancer cell growth and metastasis. The video below, gives you a delicious way to enjoy the powerful root of the curcumin plant.

Juice the turmeric, ginger, and lemons. Add the juice to the young coconut water (or spring water). Add the cayenne and stir well to combine. Store in the fridge for up to three days.

QUICK NOTE: You can use the same method I demonstrate in this video for Ginger, Apple & Beet juice to create this tonic using a high speed blender and a strainer. A standard blender won’t get you the same results as a VitaMix or BlendTech. Just sayin’!

MONEY SAVER: You can buy powdered organic turmeric by the pound on Amazon (CLICK HERE). Much better pricing that the tiny jars you will find at your local market.

Think this tonic is powerful? Wait until you feel the amazing results of doing a two week raw food cleanse with Chef Joy Houston as your guide. Day by day, meal by meal, video by video she supports you through a two week raw food detox that will get you looking and feeling your best.

You know what to eat. You get that a plant-based, whole foods diet is infinitely more likely to keep you healthy and looking hot. The challenge isn’t knowing what to eat, but rather how make eating that way doable and delicious while maintaining your naturally happy state.

The video above is the welcome video into a new course created with top notch chefs, fitness professionals, and specialists that are excited to share their knowledge and expertise to keep us all healthy, happy and hot for 2013. I’m sharing this video along with the workbook (download below) as an invitation for you to join us.

Download your complimentary workbook HERE or by clicking the image to the right and watch the video now to accomplish three things.

Understand the Healthy Happy Hottie trinity

Get clear on what you want

Acknowledge where you are starting from

Want to join us?

Enjoy support, guidance, recipes and workouts from all the top notch contributors to Healthy Happy Hotties. Membership is $26.80 a month. It includes, inspiring guest speakers, modern nutritional information, new recipes, kick ass guest chefs, and a new workout each month.

As with all my courses is has a 60 day money back guarantee. That means you can come on in and have fun with us for two months, and if you decide you don’t want to play with us, you get your money back. No questions.

In those first two months we are covering alkalizing, trading in will power for Inspired Choice, balancing our sex hormones, we have Chef Isabel Cruz showing us her Power Breakfast, Gluten Free Goddess Chef Joann Stabile making guilt-free cupcakes with vegan frosting, MaryCay Durrant of PAX programs, Meredith Gnau from CorePower, and a rebounding workout with Grinder Gym. And much more!

What a taste test, right? Come have some risk-free fun with us. All you have to loose is any extra weight you gained over the holidays and a whole lot of stress.

The Tipping Point for GMOs is coming near. Their dangers will be exposed. Their time will pass. It’s a matter of when, not if.

As a supporter and speaker for the Yes on Prop 37 campaign, it is a sad day. The millions Monsanto dumped into California to buy their way out of losing profits worked, for now. But this is an issue the intelligent will not leave to our government, state or national. This is an issue each of us must take on before our food reaches our tables.

We must vote in the most powerful way possible, with our dollars!

Companies must make money. That is a good thing. It is what what keeps prices competitive and innovation happening. As consumers, we change the market with our demands; the companies that do the best job of supplying our demands will make the profits they seek. This should be a win-win situation! If you don’t realize how powerful your demands are as a consumer, look at how even a corporate giant like Walmart ditched the rBST milk when consumers demanded it. They want our money – therefore what we want to spend our money on matters to them. Use your power.

Spend Your Money on Non-GMO Foods. The easiest way to do that is by buying organic foods. Another really easy way is buying foods that are labeled Non-GMO. Smart brands are waking up to the fact that over 90% of people given the choice would choose non-GMO options over their GMO counterparts. So they are paying to go through the non-GMO certification process. Look for these labels…

Speak Up: Talk to your food retailers. Tell them you want Non-GMO foods. Ask them to show off the GMO-Free foods they offer in an end-of-isle display or special section of the store to help you make fast, easy selections. Remember, they want your money and they are willing to work for it.

Spread the Word: Share knowledge about GMOs in fun and easy ways. Send your friends links to movies like Genetic Roulette or The Future of Food. Better yet, have a screening party at your house with yummy GMO-Free foods. Your friends and family may have no idea about GMOs and what they are. Even if they do, they may be blindly trusting our government to protect them. The can’t protect themselves from what they don’t even know is entering their bodies and that of their children. Use the contact page here on the site to let me know when you are having an event. I am happy to Skype in to support your group and answer questions.

Comment below to share how you will Say No to GMOs.

]]>http://thedeliciousrevolution.com/healthy-eating/say-no-to-gmos/feed/05 Easy Ways to Support Labeling of GMOshttp://thedeliciousrevolution.com/healthy-eating/5-easy-ways-to-support-labeling-of-gmos/
http://thedeliciousrevolution.com/healthy-eating/5-easy-ways-to-support-labeling-of-gmos/#respondFri, 02 Nov 2012 23:50:52 +0000http://thedeliciousrevolution.com/?p=5158Want to support the labeling of GMO foods in California? Here are five powerful and easy ways you can help…

1. Change your FaceBook background picture to one of 10 Yes on 37 images now through November 6th. The correct size image is available here. This simple participation on your part will reach all the people who see your page. Your personal endorsement will speak louder than deceptive commercials that cloud the issue and confuse the general public. 2. Share these two powerful movies with your community: Both Genetic Roulette and The Future of Food are available to view for free online through November 6th. These films shed light on the dark side of GMOs and provide easy-to-understand explanations of why Americans deserve the same right as citizens in 51 other countries, to know which foods are genetically modified so they can decide for themselves. Have a screening party at your home or simply post them on your FaceBook page or send an email with the links. Again, it is your personal endorsement, info coming directly from you that will speak louder than the cloudy campaign coming from Monsanto.3. Share a Laugh: Politics can be pretty heavy stuff. lighten it up with Danny Devito, Bill Maher and an all-star Hollywood cast as they make light of a serious subject with this entertaining video. Share the video via Facebook, through email or even via text.

4. Donate time or money: This last few days before voting on November 6th voters will be slammed with paid opposition to labeling GMOs. You can donate your time or money to help spread the Yes on Prop 37 message. Learn how on the Campaign Headquarters page of the CARightToKnow.org.5. Vote with your Dollars: This is an ongoing way to stand up for your right to decide for yourself and to avoid GMOs. To a large degree, this method worked well with dairy products from cows treated rBST (recombinant bovine somatotropin -given to cows to increase milk production,released on the market with no reliable safety testing and fraught with health concerns). Even big business has to respond when the consumers said no by withholding their almighty dollars. That’s why you won’t see rBST milk at Walmart. Take the same stand against GMOs. Download the free app from the Non GMO Project to help you avoid GM products.

Pick a way to support Prop 37 in this last crucial few days. Every voice helps. What you say to your community matters a whole hell of a lot more than the misinformation Monsanto slings out in their commercials. Thank you!

You are invited to a conversation on food safety tomorrow, October 23rd at The Price Center Auditorium at UCSD from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

You will be treated to …

an open dialogue on the subject of genetically modified foods,

passionate experts sharing their knowledge,

practical knowledge that will help you avoid GMOs,

and delicious GMO-free drinks and snacks.

The panelists include:

Jeffery Smith: the Executive Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology & best selling author of “Seeds of Deception” and “Genetic Roulette”, a newly released documentary.

David Schubert: Salk Institute Professor and Cellular Neurobiology Laboratory Head

Joy Houston: Author of “The Delicious Revolution” and Certified Chef in the Science of Raw Food Nutrition (You guys already know me but they put this great sounding stuff on the flyer.)

Isabel Cruz: Farmer, Renowned Chef & owner at local eateries such as Barrior Star. (They forgot to mention that she is a kick-ass culinary goddess who rocks healthy versions of Latin foods that are “to dine for”!)

Nancy Casady: General Manager of OB People’s Organic Food Market and Representative on the CA State Board of Food and Agriculture. (Not to mention a powerful matriarch of San Diego’s organic and sustainable food movement!)

And the panel will be moderated by…

MICHELLE LERACH: Owner of Cups Organic Bakery and Cupcake Lounge and a passionate Sustainable Food Advocate. (San Diego’s Rockstar of Sustainable Food who hosts the diner of the year, A Berry Good Night, to move conversations between farmers, chefs and food advocates to an ever better state year after year)

It will be a pleasure to see you in person if you are a local here in San Diego. If not I invite you to show your support for labeling GMOs in the comments below or on our FaceBook page.

]]>http://thedeliciousrevolution.com/healthy-eating/gmo-talk-at-ucsd-tomorrow/feed/3Delicious Podcast on iTuneshttp://thedeliciousrevolution.com/healthy-eating/delicious-podcast-on-itunes/
http://thedeliciousrevolution.com/healthy-eating/delicious-podcast-on-itunes/#commentsWed, 16 Mar 2011 23:49:07 +0000http://thedeliciousrevolution.com/?p=4156BIG THANKS and lots of LOVE to Travis Houston (my gorgeous husband) and his partner Sandor Cardenas for creating an iTunes podcast for the Delicious Revolution! Despite my blondness, they have made it easy for me to upload the interviews and videos into iTunes. That means you all have access to subscribe and listen whenever you want on your phone, MP3 player or computer.

If you need help with growing your business presence online, contact Travis and Sandor at Product LaunchR. These guys have made projects that start out seeming technically insurmountable, completely do-able for a layman like me. The work they have done for me on this Delicious Revolution site and on Rocking Body Raw Food have changed my life.

no more trying to fill classes- the classes are on line with high quality HD videos, pro sound & lighting

the classes are available WHENEVER people want to watch them, wherever they are on the globe

they can contact me via email any time so they still have access to me and to support

They have created a win for my business, for my clients and most of all for my quality of life because…

I don’t have to travel to teach unless I want to.

I have more time with my little son, Maverick and less time in the kitchen classroom.

I also have more time to innovate and create NEW books, and classes for people who want more content from me.

I never tire or loose my passion for the lessons I give because I get to continue to grow in my raw food education and people who want to learn from me can use the older content to learn.

Can you help me create a little buzz for our friends the bees?
Honeybees pollinate many of the foods we eat – from apples to chestnuts to raspberries and squash. That’s why I’m asking you today to join Slow Food USA’s campaign to save the bees, and our food chain:

A growing body of scientific evidence points to a certain class of agricultural pesticides (neonicotinoids) as one of the key culprits of CCD. Even the Environmental Protection Agency’s own scientists have spoken out against it. But the EPA isn’t doing enough to prevent more devastating honeybee die-offs in the years to come. Would you join me in asking the EPA to act quickly to save the bees?

Let’s keep the pressure on ourselves and on those whose job it is to keep our food and fields healthy, until the origins of this environmental catastrophe are understood and eliminated. Please join me in signing Slow Food USA’s petition to the EPA, before it’s too late to save the bees. You can see their original email below.

ORIGINAL LETTER…

Dear Joy,
Spring’s going to be a lot quieter this year. Something is killing off almost 40% of North American honeybees each year, and it’s threatening our entire food chain. Mounting scientific evidence suggests agricultural pesticides are one a primary culprit.

The Environmental Protection Agency has the power to investigate and ban the pesticides thought to be responsible but, despite their own scientists’ advice and under pressure from pesticides companies, they’re dragging their feet.

Much of the plant-life we depend on for food exists thanks to honeybees. Now the bees are depending on us to return the favor. Click here to sign our petition calling on the EPA to solve the mystery that’s killing our buzz:

Bees don’t just make honey: from apples to lemons, much of the food we eat may disappear with the bees. Even milk and beef production could be threatened: guess what makes the plants that feed the cows? Our friend the honeybee.

What’s more, bees add $15 billion to the annual US economy, and their loss will have a devastating impact on food production and food prices. But the EPA is under pressure to do nothing about it from pesticide companies and the pesticide ‘scientists’ those companies bankroll.

The EPA has already acknowledged it should look into the causes of “Colony Collapse Disorder”. We need to counter the pesticide lobby’s pressure and hold the EPA to that commitment, by sending them a message they can’t ignore:

Everyone stands to lose with the threat to our food chain known as CCD. That’s why everyone needs to stand together to counter the pressure the EPA is under not to do its job: protect the things we rely on to survive.

Many Slow Food chapters are also hosting screenings of a new CCD documentary, Vanishing of the Bees. It’s a great way to get together in your community and learn more about what you can do to help solve this problem.

Time and again Slow Food members get together to celebrate the importance of food. It’s now the time to take action to protect that which binds us together, and stand up for the bees that make it all possible.

]]>http://thedeliciousrevolution.com/healthy-eating/buzz-for-bees/feed/2Thai Fresh Spring Rollshttp://thedeliciousrevolution.com/alkalizing/thai-fresh-spring-rolls/
http://thedeliciousrevolution.com/alkalizing/thai-fresh-spring-rolls/#commentsWed, 16 Feb 2011 16:26:08 +0000http://thedeliciousrevolution.com/?p=3984Salad Rolled Up and Ready To Go
These are quick, easy and make for a great picnic food or healthy meal to go. My daughter takes these to school for lunch and has to elbow her friends out of the peanut sauce.

Want a raw food recipe for these Spring Rolls? Simply omit the rice paper wrap and use paper thin cucumber slices. For a raw food version of peanut sauce, substitute with almond butter and blend the ingredients instead of cooking them.

Have all the ingredients prepared. Fill a 12 inch pie pan with warm water. Slide one rice paper wrap into the water and soak for 3 seconds. Lay the wrap on a flat dry surface and put the quartered lettuce leaves in the center. Top lettuce with two thin slice of tofu, two basil leaves, a sprinkle of mint and cilantro leaves, equal amounts carrot and cucumber. Fold the sides of the wrap and roll it up like a burrito. Repeat until all rolls are done. Serve with peanut sauce.

Bring coconut milk to a gentle boil, then add Mae Ploy Red Curry Paste (if you use another brand check spiciness before adding) and stir for 2-3 minutes or until you can smell the red curry. Then add peanut butter, and broth. Stir until smooth. Stir in the maple syrup. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly, then stir in the lime juice and fish sauce.